Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 28 September 1894 — Page 6

pr CAPT CHARles KING'i

""He isn't •woil and lias Deen denying himself to all callers today,'' said Rollins shortly. "Well, I've got to see him or at least get a note to him," said Cub. "It's from Miss Beaubien and requires an answer. "You know the way to his quarters, I presume," said Rollins coldly. "You have been there frequently. I will have a man hold your horse, or you can tie him there at the rail, just as you please." "Thanks. I'll go over, I believe." And go he did, and poor Rollins was finable to resist the temptation of watahing whether the magic name of Nina would open the door. It did not, but he saw Cub hand in tho little note through the shutters, and ere long there came another from within. This Cub stowed in his waistcoat pocket and drove off with, and Rollins walked jealously homeward. But that evening he went through a worse experience, and it was the last blow to his budding passion for Bparkling eyed Nina.

It was nearly tattoo and a dark night when Chester suddenly came in. "Rollins, you remember my telling you I was sure some of the men had been getting liquor in from the shore down below the station and 'running it' that way? I believe we can nab the smuggler this evening. There's a boat down there now. The corporal has just told me.''

Smuggling liquor was one of Chester's horrors. He surrounded the post with a coraon of sentries who had no higher duty apparently than that of preventing the entrance of alcohol in any form. He had run a "red cross" crusade against the post trader's store in the matter of light wines and small beer, claiming that only adulterated stuff was sold to the men and forbidding the sale of anything stronger than "pop" over the trader's counter. Then, when. it became apparent that liquor was being brought on the reservation, he made vigorous efforts to break up the practice. Colonel Maynard rather poohpoohed the whole business. It was his theory that a man who was determined to have a drink might better be allowed to take an honest one, coram publico, than a smuggled and deleterious article, but he succumbed to the rule that only "light wines and beer" should be sold at the store and was lenient to the poor devils who overloaded and derange their stomachs in consequence. But Chester no sooner found himself in command than he launched into the crusade with redoubled energy and spent hours of the day and night trying to capture invaders of the reservation with a bottle in their pockets. The bridge was guarded, so was the crossing of the Cloudwater to the south, and so were the two roads entering from the north and west, and yet there was liquor coming in, and as though "to give Chester a benefit" some of the men in barracks had a royal old spree on Saturday night, and the captain was sorer headed than any of the participants in consequence. In some way he heard that a rowboat came up at night and landed supplies of contraband down by the riverside out of sight and hearing of tho sentry at the railway station, and it was thither ho hurriedly led Rollins this Monday evening.

They turned across the railway on reaching the bottom of the long stairs and scrambled down the rocky embankment on the other side, Rollins following in reluctant silence and holding his sword so that it would not rattle, but he had no faith in the theory of smugglers. He felt in some vague and unsatisfactory way a sense of discomfort and anxiety over his captain'b late proceedings, and his stealthy descent seemed fraught with ill omen.

Once down in the flat% their footsteps made no noise in the yielding sand, and all was silence save for the clash of the waters along tho shores. Far down the river were the reflections of one or two twinkling lights, and close under tho bank in the slack water a few stars were peeping at their own images, but

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boat was there, and the captain led still farther to a little copse of willow, and there in the shadows, sure enough, was a rowboat, with a little lantern dimly burning, half hidden in the stern.

Not only that, but as they halted at the edge of the willows the captain put forth a warning hand and cautioned silence. No need. Rollins' straining eyes were already fixed on two figures that were standing in the shadows not 10 feet away—one that of a tall, slender man, the other a young girl. It was a moment before Rollins could recognize either, but in that moment the girl had turned suddenly, had thrown her arms about the neck of the tall young man.

The girl had thrown her arms about the neck of the tall yourig man. and with her head pillowed on his breast was gazing up in his face. "Kiss me once more, Howard. Then I must go,'' they heard her whisper.

Rollins seized the oaptain's sleeve and strove, sick at heart, to pull him back, but Chester stoutly stood his ground. In the few seconds more that they remained they saw his arms more closely

infold her. They saw "her turn at the brink, and in an utter abandonment of rapturous, passionate love throw her arms again about his ncck and stand on tiptoe to reach his face with her warm lips. They could not fail to hear the caressing tone of her every word or to mark his receptive but gloomy silence. They could not mistake the voice, the form, shadowy though it was. The girl was Nina Beaubien and the man beyond question Howard Jen-old.

They saw him hand her into the light skiff and hurriedly kiss her good night. Once again, as though sL.e could not leave him, her arms were thrown about his neck, and she clung to him with all her strength. Then the little boat swung slowly out into the stream, the sculls were shipped, and with practiced hand Nina Beaubien pulled forth into the swirling waters of the river, and the faint light, like slowly setting star, floated downward with the sweeping tide and finally disappeared beyond the point.

Then Jerrold turned to leave, and Chester stepped forth and confronted him: "Mr. Jerrold, did I not instruct you to confine yourself to your quartors until satisfactory explanation was made of the absences with which you aro charged?"

Jerrold started at tho abrupt and unlooked for greeting, but his answer was prompt: "Not at all, sir. You gave me to understand that I was to romain here— not to leave the post—until you had docided on certain points, and though I do not admit the justice of your course, and though you have put me to grave inconvcnience, I obeyed the order. I needed to go to town today on urgent business, but between you and Captain Armitagoam in no condition to go. For all this, sir, there will come proper retribution when my colonel returns. And now, sir, you are spying upon me—spying, I say—and it only confirms what I said of you before." "Silence, Mr. Jerroldl This is insubordination. "I don't care a d—n what it is, sir I There is nothing contemptuous enough for me to say of you or your oonduct to me' "Not another word, Mr. Jerorld 1 Go to your quarters in arrest. Mr. Rollins, you are witness to this language."

But Rollins was not. Turning from the spot in blankness of heaflfc before a word was uttered between them, he followed the waning light with eyes full of yearning and trouble. He trudged his way down along the sandy shore until he came to the silent waters of the slough and could go no farther, and then he sat him down and covered his face with his hands. It was pretty hard to bear.

CHAPTER XV.

Tuesday still, and all manner of things had happened and were still to happen in the hurrying hours that followed Sunday night. The garrison woke at Tuesday's reveille in much perturbation of spirit, as has been said, but by 8 o'clock and breakfast time one cause of perplexity was at an end. Relief had come with Monday afternoon and Alice Renwick's letter saying she would not attend the german, and now still greater relief in tho news that sped from mouth to mouth—Lieutenant Jerrold was in close arrest. Armitage and Chester had been again in consultation Monday night, said the gossips, and something new had been discovered— no one knew just what—and the toils had settled upon Jerrold's handsome head, and now he was to be tried. As usual in such cases, the news came in through the kitchen, and most officers heard it at the breakfast table from the1 lips of their better halves, who could hardly find words to express their sentiments as to the inability of their lords to explain the new phase of the situation. When the first sergeant of Company came around to Captain Armitage with tho sickbook soon after 6 in the morning the captain briefly directed him to transfer Lieutenant Jerrold on the morning report from present for duty to 'in arrest,'' and no sooner was it known at the quartors of Company than it began to work back to officers' row through the medium of the servants and strikers.

It was the solo topic of talk for a full hour. Many ladies who had intended going to town by the early train almost periled their chances of catching the same in their eagerness to hear further details. S®

But the shriek of the whistlo far up the valley broke up the group that was so busily chatting and speculating over in tho quadrangle, and with shy yet curious eyes the party of at least a dozen—matrons and maids, wives or sisters of the officers—scurried past the darkened windows of Mr. Jerrold's quarters, and through the mysterious passage west of the colonel's silent house, and down the long stairs, just in time to catch the train that whirled them away cityward almost as soon as it had disgorged the morning's maiL Chatting and laughing and full of blithe anticipation of the glories of the coming german, in preparation for which most of their number had found it necessary to run in for just an hour's shopping, they went jubilantly on their way. Shopping done, they would all meet, take lunoheon together at the Woman's Exchange, return to the post by the afternoon train and have plenty of time for a little nap before dressing for the german. Perhaps the most interesting question now up for discussion was, Who would lead with Mr. Rollins? The train went Duffing into the crowded depot, the ladles hastened forth and in a moment were on the street, cabs and carriages were passed in disdain, a brisk walk of a block carried them to the main thoroughfare and into the heart of the shopping district, a rush of hoofs and wheels and pedestrians there encountered them, and the roar assailed their sensitive and unaccustomed ears, yet high above it all pierced and pealed the shrill voices of the newsboys darting here and there with their eagerly bought journals. But

woiiien Dent on germans ana shopping have time and ears for no such news as that which demands the publication of oxtras. Some of them never hoar or heed the cry: "Indian massacre!" "Here y'are! All about the killin of Major Thornton an his sojers!" "Extry I Extryl"

It is not until they reach the broad portals of the great Stewart of the west that one of their number, half incredulously, buys a copy and reads aloud: "Major Thornton, th infantry, Captain Langham and Lieutenant Bliss, th cavalry, and 80 men are killed. Captains Wright and Lane and Lieutenants Willard and Brooks, th cavalry and some 40 more men are seriously wounded. The rest of the command is corralled by an overwhelming force of Indians, and their only hope is to hold out until help can reach them. All troops along the line of the Union Pacific are already under orders." "Oh, isn't it dreadful?" "Yes, but aren't you glad it wasn't ours? Oh, look! There's Nina Beaubien over there in her carriage. Do let's find out if she's going to lead with Rollins."

sent to succor a periled agent is making desperate stand against fearful odds. Less than 200 men has the exalted wisdoifl of the department sent forth through the wilderness to find and, if need be, fight its way through five times its weight in well armed foe". The officers and men have no special quarrel with those Indians, nor the Indians with them. Only two winters before, when those same Indians were sick and starving, and their lying go Vetweens, the bureau employees, would give them neither food nor justice, a small band made their way to the railway and wore fed on soldier food and their wrongs righted by soldier justice. But another snarl has come now, and this time the bureau people are in a pickle, and the army—ever between two fires at least, and thankful when it isn't six—is ordered to send a little force and go out there and help the agent maintain his authority. The very night before the column reaches the borders of the reservation the leading chiefs oome in camp to interview the officers, shake hands, beg tobacco and try on their clothes, then go back to their braves and laugh as they tell there are only a handful, and plan the morrow's ambuscade and massacre. Vaa victis! There are women and children am^rig the garrisons along the Union Pacific whose hearts have little room for thoughts of germans in the horror of this morning's tidings. But Sibley is miles and miles away, and, as Mra Wheeler says, aren't you glad it wasn't ours?

Out at the fort there is a different scene. The morning journals and the clicking telegraph send a thrill throughout the whole command. The train has barely wrhistled out of sight when the ringing notes of officers' call resound through tho quadrangle and over the broader drill ground beyond. Wondering, but prompt, the staid captains and eager subalterns come hurrying to headquarters, "and the band, that had come forth and taken its station on the parade, all ready for guard mount, goes quickly back, while the men gather in big squads along the shaded row of their quarters and watch the rapid assembly at the office. And there old Chester, with kindling eyes, reads to the silent company the brief official order. Aye, though it be miles and miles away, fast as steam and wheel can take it, the good old regiment in all its sturdy strength goes forth to join the rescue of the imprisoned comrades far in the Colorado Rockies. "Have your entire command in readiness for immediate field service in the department of the Platte. Speoial train will be there to take you by noon at latest" And though many a man has lost friend and comrade in the tragedy that calls them forth, and though many a brow clouds for the moment with the bitter news of such useless sacrifice, every eye brightens, every muscle seems to brace, every nerve and pulse to throb and thrill with the glorious excitement of quick assembly and coming action. Aye, we are miles and miles away. We leave the dear old post, with homes and firesides, wives, children and sweethearts, all to the care of the few whom sickness or old wounds or advancing years render unfit for hard, sharp marching, and, thank God, we'll be there to take a hand and help those gallant fellows out of their "corral" or to have one good blow at the cowardly hounds who lured and lied to them!

How the "assembly" rings on the morning air! How quick they spring to the ranks, those eager bearded faces and trim blue clad forms! How buoyant and brisk even the elders seem as tho captains speed over to their company quarters and the quick, stirring orders are given: "Field kits all the cooked rations you have on hand overooat, blanket, extra socks and underclothes every cartridge you've got haversack and canteen and nothing else. Now get ready—lively!" How irrepressible is the cheer that goes up! How we pity the swells of the light battery who have to stay! How wistful those fellows look, and how eagerly they throng about the barraoks, yearning to go, and, since that is denied, praying to be. of use in some way I Small wonder is it that all the bustle and excitement penetrates the portals of Mr. Jerrold's darkened quarters, and the Bhutters are thrown open and his bandaged head comes forth.

What is it, Harris?" he demands of alight batteryman who is hurrying past. "Orders for Colorado, sir. The regiment goes by special train. Major Thornton's command's been massacred, and there's a big fight ahead." "My Godl Here, stop one moment! Run over to Company and see if you oan find my servant or Merrick or somebody. If not, you come back quick. I want to send a note to Captain Armitage." "I can take it, sir. We're not going. The hand and the battery have to stay."

And Jerrold, with trembling hand

Vaj viotisl Far out in the glorious many frailties of character, Jerrold was park .Cjuntry ir tennial State a

in the heart of the Cenlittle band of blue coats

ana feverish hastef, seats mmseir at Hie same desk whence on that fatal morning he sent the note that wrought such dis* aster, and as ho rises and hands his missive forth, throwing wide open the shutters as he does so, his bedroom door flies open, and a whirling gust of the morning wind sweeps through from rear to front, and half a score of bills and billets, letters and scraps of paper, go ballooning out upon the parade. "By heaven I" ho mutters, "that's how it happened, is it? Look at them go!" for going they were, in spiral eddies or fluttering skips, up tho grassy "quad" and over among tho rosebushes of Alice Renwick's garden. Over on the other side of the narrow, old fashioned frontier fort tho men were bustling about, and their exultant, eager voices rang out on the morning air. All was life and animation, and even in Jerrold's selfish soul there rose' responsive echo to the soldiery spirit that seemed to pervade the whole command. It was their first summons to aotive field duty with prospective battle since he had joined, and with all his shortcomings as a "duty" officer in garrison and his

not the man to lurk in the rear when there was danger ahead. It dawned on him with sudden :::ul crushing force that now it lay in t!:o power of his enemies to do him. vital injury that he could bo held heib at the post like a suspected folou, a mark for every finger, a target for evory tongue, while every other officer of his regiment was hurrying with his men to take his knightly share in the coming onset It was intoleiable, shameful. He paced the floor of his little parlor in nervous misery, evrr and anon gazing from tho window for sight of his captain. It was to him he had written, urging that ho be permitted a few moments' talk. 'This is no time for a personal misunderstanding, ho wrote. "I must see you at once. I can clear away the doubts, can explain my action but, for heaven's sake, intercede for me with Captain Chester that I may go with the command."

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FUUITS.

Henry McKinzie has moved to Crawfordsville. Cyrus Little steps high these days, lie has a new wagon.

Our hustling merchant, W. S. Fink, was in Crawfordsville last Thursday renewing his stock of goods.

Frank Caven and his estimable little wife went to Waynetown Sunday to visit his mother, who is ver3* sick.

It has been a long time since a letter from this place appeared in

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but tis better late than never. Several of our neighbors went to Crawfordsville last Saturday to hear Vory tell just why it wasn't done some other way.

Herbert Holinan stays at the house most of the time now. Eight pounds of new girl ought to keep any man close to house.

Our school opened up with a very fair attendance last Monday with C. S. L" ink at the bell rope. Our people seem to like Clarance as teacher as it is his second term. •las. Swearingen is having his corn cut up this fall for feed. He goes in on the good old eastern rule: '"Save evei'3'thing you raise and don't raise more than you can save.':

George Wilkinson, of Illinois, has been visiting relatives in this neighborhood recently, lie has now returned home. It is reported that he purchased the east eighty acres of the farm purchased by his brother its. spring, from Billy Munns.

The latest dicker in real estate is the sale of the John P. Browrn farm on the Alamo road to Jas. McCormick. Elbert Ammerman had rented the farm previous to the sale and having bought Charley Brown's corn crop will probably take possession in a short time.

MAI'LK GKOYE.

Lee Myers, of Neodesha, Kansas, is visiting relatives here. Miss Clara PefHey is quite a sufferer from stomach trouble.'

John Himes and family, of Ladoga, visited S. M. Himes Sunday. J. M. and G. W. Harshbarger are threshing clover seed this week.

George Clark and wife are attending protracted meeting at Mace this week. John 15. PefHey and Rev. I. 15. Trout, of Ohio, called in this vicinity Saturday.

Mrs. Betsy Hettinger and daughter Hove, of Wbitesville, visited D. 11. Peliley last week.

Sam Peterson and family, of Rosebower Spring, visited their daughter, Mrs. Ella Clark, Sunday.

Win. Graybill was the victim of a well planned surprise dinner last week but we failed to learn particulars.

Miss Lula Harshbarger is at Clay Citjr this «week attending communion services of the Brethren, also the wedding of Miss Martha Burger.

Some of the scribes suggest having entertainments to raise money to entertain our most worthy editor with next year. Now, perhaps we are not right about it, but would not a good old fashioned country dinner prepared by the members and spread in some suitable place be as highly appreciated and as much enjoyed by

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force as any other? Those who are so situated that they could not furnish lunch probably could assist some other way. There are certainly enough lady members to preside over the dinner, that we would not need hire a caterer. We only make the suggestion and are willing"to abide by the decision of the committee.

PAWNKE.

Several from here attended the races at Anderson this week. Johnson & Gott shipped nine car loads of stock thisoweek.

Geo. H. Johnson went to Chicago last Saturday with two loads of cattle. He was accompanied by his friend, W. L. Miles, of Advance.'

Ed Call met with a serious accident last Monday while tlieshing clover seed at Wm. Johnson's. He attempted to put on a belt when it slipped and his hand and arm were caught and badly mashed andotorn.

BOWERS.

Corn cutting in full blast. Asa Anderson raised his new barn on Monday.

Dr. Ware and wife were at Thorn town Tuesday.

Hamilt°n

was at the State cap

ital this week. Miss Meddie McDonald is visiting- her sister at Cason this week.

Charles Hamilton is working in a glass factory at Anderson. Peter Dunbar has a new sulky com cutter which he says is the best cutter on wheels.

Win. Turner, of Stockwell, is visiting his son Robert, one of our enterprisingmerchants.

An infant of Mr. and Mrs. John MeDaniel died on the 20tli inst. It was but a few days old.

Mr. Coyner, the Democratic candidate for trustee in Sugar Creek township, is hustling the boys.

Mrs. Francis Heift'ner is quite ill with a lung disease and but little hope is entertained of her recovery.

Ihe tile factory has shut down for the season except the burning of three more kilns, making a total of twentynine.

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Considerable- petty thieving is going on in this neighborhood. Can the cause be hard times or actual eussedness.

Some sneak thief or thieves one night last week stole a number of turkeys of Win. Strain and a dozen fine chickens of Chas. StelHer.

Archie Pyles lias cone to Terre Haute to reside this winter. lie says this climate is too cold for him. Perhaps it was only the chilly looks the girl's father over east gave him.

If the Potato Creek correspondent will only lend an ear over in the direction of Win. Martz's the distant eclio of the marriage belle will be heard, or my name isn't Madame Crow.

There is a larger acreage of wheat being sown here than for several years past. The appearing shadows of a Republican Congress is the vital stimulant to the intelligent farmer.

Rumor sayetli that Miss Kitty Hamilton. formerly of this place, but now of Frankfort, is to be married this week. The groom's name is unknown to us. Miss Kitty is a music teacher of quite a reputation.

Mr. Leander, of Denver, Col., is visiting his brother Vic, and his many friends and old schoolmates. He has been living in Colorado for the last six years, most of -which time he has been a reporter on a Denver paper.

Miss Bessie Warren, one of our most estimable young ladies, was married on the evening of the 20th inst. to George Deseke, of Francisville, hid. They are both mutes and highly educated. We predict for them a happy and prosperous life

Marshall, a bright little son of Mr. and Mrs. 01 Hamilton, died of cholera infantum on the 21st inst. He was sick but a few days until the Saviour called the little angel home. His remains were interred at the Clouser cemetery. The parents have our most sincere sympathy in their bereavement.

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SWAMl' COLLEGE.

Corn cutting will commence in a few days. The farmers are through sowing wheat.

H. A. Foster is having his house repainted. The farmers are ordering their winter coal. ob Straughan is gathering his bean^ for ins winter soup.

Ask Lydiek when he is going to cut his thistles. They are ripe. Hezekiah Evans has his clover seed hulled. He had 7(3 bushels.

Stephen Kinkaid has sold his farm to George Spalding, of Frankfort. Charley Taylor has the blues because he can't get his clover threshed.

Joseph Doyle is feeding fifty hogs for the market, which will weigh close to 200 pounds.

John Goff is gathering his pumpkins for winter pies. Joe says he does like pumpkin pies.

Samuel Galey is splitting his next summer's wood this fall so it will get seasoned good.

Billy Kennedy goes to see his best girl in the big white house just east of where he lives.

Fred Shrader was married to a young lady from Veedersburg Tuesday evening. We wish them a happy life.

Andrew W. Shrader is digging his potato crop. The wet weather did not spoil the little potatoes. There will be plenty.

Mr. Rattlesnake, the word dandy don't fit me at all, for it means a silly person and 1 have got some sense, so it would not catch me. I don't think there is any such party in our association, if there should be, God help them.

BLUFF COIiNKK.

Corn cutting is the order of the day. Bill Grubbs is going to paint his house.

Mrs. Grubbs is looking for company from Illinois. Malinda Smith will move to New Market soon.

Bert Lewellen has made about 80 gallons of sorghum. Perry Harwood was the guest of Frank McCormick Sunday.

Keller Bros, are building a barn for James Gilland, of Brown's Valley. It is 58x60.

Mrs. Hannah McCormick and Beckie Grubbs called on Mrs. Frank Rush Monday.

We have a huckster wagon that passes through here on Wednesday and one on Thursday.

Mr. Beck is sowing wheat on the Jones place, where he will move in the spring. Mr. Jones was down at this place Monday.

A. J. Martin says Geo. Grubbs can hull beans out as fast as he can eat them. George Grubbs thinks he can get the beans out in about two weeks.

Perry Harwood and Florence Smith and Mr. Lewellen and wife were at the Good Templars' lodge at Yountsville last Thursday night. They bad a good time.

ALAMO.

Wash Titus has purchased a new t«ggyWm. Bowerman is having his house' painted.

Robert Gilkey hulled clover Monday and Tuesday. Dr. Henry is having a very good practice here.

James Bell is working at New Market this week. ®r* Lynn went to Crawfordsville Monday on business.

Levi Bayless, of Anderson, was here' last week visiting his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Fred May, of Attica, visited relatives here last week.

Mrs McCormick and Mrs. Rountree visited Nannie Sawyer last week. Dr. Lon Brown, Howard Titus and John Bowerman attended the State fair.

Gilbert Titus and wife visited Geo Ammerman last week at Crawfords"ille.

Sam Fisliero and wife, of Veedersburg, were here this week visiting rel-s atives.

Ben Brown and wife of Waynetown, spent Sunday evening with Elbert and Lou Titus.

Mrs. John P. Brown, of Waynetown, here this week visiting her daughter Mrs. Lou Titus.

Mrs. Myers and daughter, of Uoekville, were the guests of Mrs. Samuel Meatli last week. llev. McCay, of Crawfordsville. filled is regular appointment at the Presbyterian church Sunday.

Charley Hybarger finished threshino-

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Saturday. They have threshed •1.700 bushels this season. Uncle .John and aunt I'rankie Stonebraver have turned from Missouri here they have been visiting their son.

Mr. and Mrs. Flora, who have lieeh visiting their mother at BliifV Mills. ave returned to their home in Carroll county.

Austin, the twelve-year-old son of James and Nellie Stone brake r, died Sunday, Sept. 23rd of consumption. Ihe funeral was held cat the Presbyterian church Tuesday, Rev. N. C. McCay officiating.

NIIMHEK THIKTKEN.

Joe Bannon'sliave a girl. Miss Maud Cohoon, of Crawfordsville, teaches our school.

Miss Bertha Harmell has Waynetown to attend school. Rev. John S. Maxwell will preach at Pleasant Hill Christian church Sunday October 7, morning and evening.

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Widow Williams' boy who had his leg broken by jumping from a water tank during threshing time, had the misfortune to have his leg broken over.

Bluford Clough and Joe Hains have recently returned from a trip in the southwest, Missouri and Arkansas. They came back fully satisfied that old Montgomery county in the State of Indiana is good enough for them.

We have read with real interest the various items in

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gard to co-education in Wabash College. It seems strange that a collegewith such influence, wealth and facilities should hold that noted question and not open her halls alike to boys and girls. It should be a matter of rejoicing that "there is a crack in that giant granite boulder of prejudice,"' and that the golden wedge of equity shall sever the cleft until woman shail be man's equal in the classic halls of Wabash. The old Christian church long years ago set the precident of coeducation in Antioch College at Yellow Springs, Ohio. The sexes were made co-equal in every department of college work, with equal requirements, receiving equal honors from the same platform. Since this initial start nearly all the great colleges have fallen in line, and Wabasli cannot avoid the "inevitable."

MOSSY DELL.

The sick are better. The Y. P. S. C. E. is progressing nicely-

Wilbur Hipes says Evansville is all right. Albert Myers has attractions over our way.

Clias. Edwards is going to move to Mace soon. Arthur Davidson is getting his wedding suit i-nade.

Misses Lena Vanscoyoc and Rena, Linn visited Miss Rena Edwards Thursday.

Miss Nora Berry. visited Miss Nellie -ia-7.

Miss Tda Weeks week's visit among dale.

of Crawfordsville,: ilipes last Satur-

is home after a friends near Elm-

Miss Rosa Crain says Asa Corn can make the best sorghum she has ever tasted.

The party at Robert Evans' Saturday night was well attended and all had a good time.

Mrs. George Beck, Clarence Linn, Minnie Linn and May Berry visited at Daniel Beck's Sunday.

On last Thursday Alonzo Hipes and Daisy Moody were united in marriage by Rev. Matthew Vancleave. We wish them much happiness.

Protracted meeting began at Mace Saturday night conducted by Rev. Plunkett. Rev. Weatherford will take charge of the meetings next Friday night.

IIONK VILLE.

Walter Gray is sick with the fever. Billy Hicks and daughter, of Boone, attended the meeting at Mt. Pleasant Sunday.

It is rumored that Dave Mitclieltree will paint his house and put up a veranda. That is not all. Ask Dave the rest.

We extend our most sincere thanks to

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for the prize won, but

words cannot express our thankfulness to them for their generosity. Rev. Trout is still preaching at Mt. Pleasant. Last week three precious souls desired to leave the world of sin and unite with the children of God and Monday night another made their peace with God. May the Lord bless them and keep them in the right path, and when the Lord calls them home may they be found treading the straight and narrow way which leadeth unto life.